Nutcrackers as wood carvings of a fighter, knight, lord, or other calling have existed since at least the 15th century

Figurative nutcrackers are a good luck symbol in Germany

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one could insert a nut in the big-toothed mouth, press down and thereby crack the nut

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Modern nutcrackers in this style serve mostly for decoration, mainly at Christmas time

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Decorative nutcrackers became popular in the United States after the Second World War

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"Bavarian village" of Leavenworth, Washington, features a nutcracker museum

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The most famous nutcracker carvings come from Sonneberg in Thuringia

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued four stamps in October 2008 with custom-made nutcrackers

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